Browsing All posts tagged under »Barnes Park«

The cat, the eagle, the sunset – just an ordinary Wednesday near Barnes Park

August 6, 2009

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While I was entombed at the day job catching the merest glimpses of golden evening light, Bruce Laidlaw was strolling the beach in his flip-flops, camera in hand. This morning he sent an email. Had I, he inquired, happened to see this fellow soaring above the Bay at sunset? Well no, I thought grumpily, I […]

Summer twilight: Barnes Park, 2009

July 28, 2009

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As I left the other day job Sunday, the sky was turning smoky rose. No time to waste. I trotted over to Barnes Park along with everybody else to watch the sun go down. It was cool enough that parents wore fleece jackets with their shorts. It was warm enough that kids raced along the […]

Jimmy Buffett at Barnes Park

July 1, 2009

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Bruce Laidlaw writes: The weather this week hasn’t been exactly tropical, but it is July. And last night’s view of this 1965 era Airstream camper trailer in Barnes Park almost made me feel warm. All that was needed to complete the Caribbean scene was a Jimmy Buffett song. Welcome, campers.  Hope you’re out and about […]

The park in winter

March 13, 2009

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A week or so ago I went over to Barnes Park to interview Eileen Wallick and Ranger Teddy for a piece for the Antrim Review. While I was there, Katherine Berst came by to introduce her new Australian cattle dog, Maya, to Ranger Teddy. The introduction went well, and the interview continued during a walk […]

Up on the rooftop, click click click

January 23, 2009

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Bruce Laidlaw, operator of the weather station that supplies Torch Lake Views with Extremely Accurate Prognostications, and groomer of x-country ski trails at Barnes Park, has had a busy week. On Thursday (after I’d razzed him about, well, his whining about snowshoers) he wrote: Appropriate comment about my whining regarding the snow shoes. I need […]

What a lovely pile of snow we’re having

January 14, 2009

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Bruce Laidlaw loves all kinds of weather.  He especially loves snow.  This week he is a happy man.  Katherine and I offered to help him groom the cross-country trail at Barnes Park, but I think he’s having too much fun doing it himself.  He wrote: I may have done all the heavy work that needs doing. […]

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